Jeremiah 8:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘How can you claim, “We are wise; the law of the Lord is with us”? In fact, the lying pen of scribes has produced falsehood.

Cross References

John 9:41

‘If you were blind,’ Jesus told them, ‘you wouldn’t have sin.   But now that you say, “We see,” your sin remains.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Matthew 15:6

he does not have to honour his father.”   In this way, you have nullified the word of God   because of your tradition.

Job 12:20

He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgement.

Hosea 8:12

Though I were to write out for him ten thousand points of my instruction, they would be  regarded as something strange.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers.

Job 11:12

But a stupid person will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a human!

Jeremiah 4:22

‘For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.’

Jeremiah 18:18

Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah,  for instruction will never be lost from the priest,  or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet.  Come, let’s denounce him  and pay no attention to all his words.’

Jeremiah 19:7

I will spoil the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hand of those who intend to take their life. I will provide their corpses as food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests stopped asking, ‘Where is the  Lord? ’ The experts in the law no longer knew me, and the rulers  rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by   Baal and followed useless idols.

Jeremiah 48:14

How can you say, ‘We are warriors – valiant men for battle’?